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- a mutual fund that takes considerable risks, including heavy investment in unconventional instruments, in the hope of generating great profits
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- Alternatives.(alternative investments are useful)(Equity Office Properties Trust acquires Blackstone Group L.P.)(hedge funds provide diversification)
- Watson Wyatt says baby-sitting crucial WASHINGTON - Alternative investments have the potential to backfire on corporate pension plans that are not actively managing and monitoring their investments, according to consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Watson Wyatt says baby-sitting crucial WASHINGTON...
- Research articles 2007-02-19
- News Briefs: Credit Suisse Group to combine myriad business units into 3 separate operations.(News Briefs)
- NEW YORK - Credit Suisse Group announced Dec. 7 it will combine the various business operations of its investment banking and asset management units into three separate operations - asset management, private client services and corporate and investme NEW YORK - Credit Suisse Group announced Dec....
- Research articles 2004-12-13
- At deadline.(Somerset County Council Pension Fund contracts with Record Currency Management Ltd.)(Franklin Resources Inc.'s James Baio resigning)(Bear Stearns Companies Inc. reported 50.2 billion assets)
- Somerset adds overlay The Somerset County Council Pension Fund hired Record Currency Management to run a nominal [pounds sterling]400 million ($752.7 million) in an active pure-alpha currency strategy, along with a passive currency overlay on abou Somerset adds overlay The...
- Research articles 2006-09-18
- Hirings; Antioch University.
- YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio - Antioch University hired K2 Advisors to run about $1.5 million in a hedge fund for the $28 million endowment, said Glenn Watts, chief financial officer and vice chancellor. Funding came from reducing a Seix Investment core fi YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio...
- Research articles 2004-01-26
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- On the Move: Going Places - Two additions for Watson Wyatt.
- Watson Wyatt has shored up its real estate and hedge fund business with a brace of hires from Morley and Morgan Stanley. Douglas Crawshaw, who has more than 10 years' investment experience, joins Watson Wyatt's property team from Morley Fund Management, where he was...
- Research articles 2007-09-03
- Talent drain hits investment consulting firms.
- Byline: Pirkko Juntunen UK consulting firms are becoming casualties of a talent drain as senior staff are joining fund managers leaving for the hedge fund industry.Watson Wyatt Worldwide, the investment and benefits consultant, has been hit by the resignation of Stephen Oxley, its UK...
- Research articles 2002-08-12
- Trustees face challenges.
- Apr 30, 2007 (Super Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Recent changes in superannuation fund investment strategies will lead to a decline of low-risk, long-only mandates in Australia. Watson Wyatt suggest that this trend will put pressure on superannuation trustees to change their asset allocation and...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
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